Okay, so perhaps this statement is a little bit exaggerated, however if he had not advised the President of the United States to provide the Afghan government with Stinger missiles, then perhaps the Russians would have taken over this region of the world and this would have proved to become a major long term threat to the United States. The U.S. needed Afghanistan to hold off the Russians and stop them from taking over more land. And that is where Michael Pillsbury was truly instrumental in helping the U.S. improve its military stature.

So who is Mike Pillsbury. He was born in CA in 1945 and was educated at Stanford University and Columbia University where he was taught by top advisers to President Carter and that is perhaps where he found his niche in aiding future administrations in their military strategy issues. He also studied some with Roger Hilsman who was instrumental in the Kennedy administration in the areas of intelligence and military strategies. He was taught by some of the best and most influential people in history and this perhaps helped mold the man as one of the key players in the Cold War, Charlie Wilson's War as well as strategic and military adviser to presidents over the past several decades. He is author of two books on Chinese foreign policy, exploring the deep routes of the Chinese heritage and how it plays into their military powers today. He has also penned several journal articles that have been praised by top leaders in the United States and also found himself a topic for discussion in books such as "About Face" by author James Mann and also a 2008 book called "Living the Policy Process" which was written by one of Clinton's advisers.

Michael Pillsbury's work is often overlooked in the general public who remain relatively naive to the workings of the U.S. government however, several top advisers have praised his contributions to the United State's overall military strategies and he has been commended for his work worldwide. An incredible asset to our society you can read more about Michael Pillsbury and his contributions as well as his written works at www.wikipedia.com.